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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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